Oleksiejczuk vs Villante

Who won Oleksiejczuk vs Villante?

Michal Oleksiejczuk beat Gian Villante by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of UFC on ESPN+ 3, on Saturday 23rd February 2019 at O2 Arena in Prague.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 205 pounds (14.6 stone or 93 KG).

Oleksiejczuk vs Villante stats

Michal Oleksiejczuk stepped into the octagon with a record of 12 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Gian Villante made his way to the cage with a record of 17 wins, 10 losses and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This was Michal Oleksiejczuk's 15th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2017.

Michal Oleksiejczuk's UFC record stood at 7-7-0, while Gian Villante's came in at 7-11-0.

The stats suggested Oleksiejczuk had a slight advantage in power over Villante, with a 67% knock out percentage over Villante's 59%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Villante had a slight advantage over Oleksiejczuk, with a 12% submission rate over Oleksiejczuk's 8%.

Michal Oleksiejczuk was the younger man by 10 years, at 29 years old.

Villante had a height advantage of 3 inches over Oleksiejczuk. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Oleksiejczuk was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 13 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2014, 4 years and 10 months later than Villante, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 18 less professional rounds, 48 to Villante's 66.

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